ONE: Fold early and often. The idea is to only play when you have an advantage. The sad truth is, most of the time you don't have an edge and you can tell just by looking at your first cards. If you're going to fold at all during a hand, the earlier you fold the better, because you will contribute fewer chips to a pot that someone else wins.

TWO: Don't be afraid to raise. The fewer opponents that are in the pot with you, the more inclined you should be to raise instead of call. Often the best choice is to raise, next best is to fold and the worst choice is to call. The exception is when there are a lot of other players in the pot. Now the odds are that somebody has a pretty good hand. In this case you can fold your medium-strength hands and call with good draws. But when you make that draw, don't slow play it. Raise!

THREE: Know when you're beat. Okay, so you started with a strong hand and have been doing a lot of raising. But now this other guy just won't quit reraising you and your hand hasn't improved. Don't be afraid to fold when you know you're beat.

FOUR: Keep an eye on the pot. The smaller the pot is, the stronger your hand needs to be to continue. Even a good draw in a tiny pot is not worth the cost. You're happy to let them draw against you when the pot is small, but be sure to make them pay the maximum to draw when the pot is large. In short, don't draw in a small pot and don't slow-play in a large pot.

FIVE: Get inside your opponent's head. What do you think he has? What do you think he thinks you have? What does he think you think he has? If you can outsmart your opponent on this level, you have the advantage. But it takes practice. New players tend to concentrate too much on their own hand.

POKER STRATEGIES RECAP: Play medium strength and other playable hands from the later positions if you have a good chance of seeing the flop at a reasonable price. Play strong high hands most of the time, and play them very aggressively. Take all the raises you can get. Your aggressive play before the flop can add credibility to any strong play you might want to use on the next round if a garbage flop falls and you want to try a steal. If you get a lot of action with a threatening flop, fold your high pair.

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